मौसी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi)), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ).[1] Cognate with Marathi मावशी (māvśī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔː.siː/

Noun

मौसी • (mausī) f

  1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mātuḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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